WINNIPEG A request by the Mayor of the RM of St. Andrews asking for a review of the decision to strip her of her powers nearly two years ago was dismissed by a Manitoba judge. On Monday, Justice Victor Toews denied Mayor Joy Sul’s request for a judicial review of the decision by councillors in the community, saying Sul, “has not established by clear evidence any bad faith or fraudulent intent.” DJ Sigmundson, the CAO of the community, said it was important the decision by Toews was made. “Now the municipality can move forward, put this behind us, and start to pull together as a team and move towards new and exciting projects,” he said.
WINNIPEG More than a year after the R.M. of St. Andrew s mayor was stripped of certain duties, a Manitoba court heard arguments in the bid for a judicial review of council s decision, but the rural municipality s lawyer argued new evidence may render the entire application moot. During a special meeting on Dec. 16, 2019, a majority of council voted to remove Mayor Joy Sul as chairperson and spokesperson for the rural municipality. Councillor John Preun was named as the chair and spokesperson. If the councillors are taking away I would say the powers or the duty of the head of council they are essentially stripping the head of council (of) all the power of that office, Norman Boudreau, the lawyer representing Sul, argued during a virtual hearing in Manitoba s Court of Queen s Bench on Wednesday.
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